The master father didn't sleep all night last night, and he kept his eyes open until dawn.

As soon as the door was opened, he immediately walked out of the room.

As soon as he went out, the landlord who lived next door came to him and asked, "Mr. Master, you should pay next month's rent!" ”

The master's cheek twitched, and he touched the last few coins in his pocket.

Obviously, those few dollars, not to mention paying rent, even eating, are all problems!

But looking at the owner's worried face and distrustful face, he nodded hesitantly: "Wait a while, I'll go to a friend to borrow some money and come back, and I will definitely pay the rent today!" ”

Who to borrow money from?

Zhou Yi?

The master father shook his head in his heart, he was reluctant to open his mouth to Zhou Yi until he had to, the master father Yan had a strong sense of self-esteem, and he was especially unwilling to expose his shortcomings in front of his friends.

"I heard that the Linzi businessman Zhang has an industry in Chang'an, if I send a post to visit the meeting, I think I should be able to get some gift money!" The businessmen of the time were most fond of making friends with literati, and often sponsored some people who were not well-known.

The master father Yan trekked all the way from the country of Qi to thousands of mountains and rivers, traveled around Zhongshan and Yanzhao, relying on the funding of Qi merchants in the world.

I have long had experience in how to ask for some living expenses.

So, after he inquired, he found a shop in the east of Chang'an City, and after paying a prayer to enter, he waited for the master to come out to greet him.

Who knows, after Bai Ti went in, after half an hour, there was still no one inside to greet him, and the master father stood at the door and watched the men in the shop come and go. His stomach growled uncontrollably.

So, he was cheeky. Walk in and ask a guy, "Dare to ask." Did you tell me to come and see me? ”

The guy crossed his eyes, glanced at the master father with disdain, and curled his lips and said, "I don't see you as the master of my family!" ”

The heart of the master father was dripping blood when he looked at him.

As a scholar, he thought he was superior, but he didn't expect to be despised by a lowly shop guy!

The master father clenched his fists tightly, thinking in his heart that this was just a guy deliberately making things difficult for him, so he said, "I am the scholar of this examination." Does your master know? ”

The guy raised his eyebrows and sneered: "I know...... Born in the Zongheng family......"

These days, this fellow is accustomed to seeing scholars who come to the door to fight the autumn wind under various names, before, these literati came, and he and his master were good at serving, inviting him to eat a sumptuous meal and wrapping some money, but as more and more people came, the attitude of his master changed, except for the famous and virtuous. No one else is there!

What does it mean to be a reputable talent?

Of course, he is a Confucian disciple of the first school of Qilu land!

…………………………………………

The master's father walked out of the East City in a daze, and his ears were always echoing the words of that guy: "Born in the Zongheng family......"

This sentence deeply hurt his feelings and made him feel like he was being pointed at his nose and scolded.

Walking down the street, he even felt like he was going to be abandoned by the whole world.

There is only a few dollars left in the pocket. At most, corn with pickles can be eaten for a meal, and maybe some seasoning can be added, but that's about it.

But let him go and ask Zhou Yi and other friends for help. He didn't know what to do.

"When will the list be released?" The Master Father sighed.

Thinking so, suddenly the crowd in front of him began to stir. Faintly, the Lord Father heard it. Someone shouted: "It's time to release the list!" It's out! ”

The master father suddenly felt a light in his eyes, and immediately followed the surging crowd and ran towards the nearest piece of dew.

As he got closer, he heard several big men reading out one name after another in a loud voice.

"The leader - Jinan has a different face!"

"The second - Chen County Zheng at that time!"

"Secondly, Nanyang Ningcheng!"

Every time a name was announced, the crowd let out a loud cheer and cheer, and then many people ran in all directions, seemingly ready to report the good news and beg for money!

The master father reluctantly squeezed into the crowd, and looked forward on his tiptoes, and saw two pieces of cloth hanging under the exposed cloth, one golden and the other silver.

At this time, he heard a voice: "Seventh place - Linzi Lord Father!" ”

"Seventh place - Linzi Lord Father!"

"Seventh place - Linzi Lord Father!"

The sound was like a meteorite smashed into his head, and it kept echoing and roaring, so that his whole affection suddenly burst out, and he covered his face, sat on the ground, and cried loudly.

When he was in Linzi, he was ridiculed by the Confucian scholars, and they all said: "Only with the speed of the tongue, villain!" ”

The children of Linzi chased after him, dancing and singing ballads: "Master Father, seventeen years old, learning vertically and horizontally, the length cannot be combined, and the size cannot be controlled......

When he arrived at Yan Land, King Yan just glanced at his resume and drove him out of the palace.

"Sir, what are you crying about?" Someone spotted him and asked.

"I am the master father Yan...... the master father Yan stood up, wiped his tears, and solemnly introduced himself: "Taught by Uncle Fan's fifth grandson Fan Jia!" "He used to be ashamed of this identity and didn't dare to tell others directly, but now, he has succeeded, he can proudly, fearlessly sue everyone, he is the descendant of the Zongheng School, and he is proud of his school!

"Lord Father?" The man's eyes lit up, and he asked suspiciously, "But Lord Linzi?" ”

The master father nodded stunned.

The man laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Sons, catch him for me!" ”

Seven or eight sturdy men suddenly appeared in the crowd and grabbed the master's father.

"What are you doing? Help me! "How could the master father Yan deal with the seven or eight big men, they were immediately pressed to the ground, and then lifted up with their limbs.

The man laughed: "Don't panic, I am Chang'an Anling, I have a daughter in the family, I am twenty-eight years old, and I am a good match with my son-in-law!" ”

The master father listened and became honest.

An Ling's family, of course he has heard of it, this is the home of the huge rich in Guanzhong, and the family has a prominent reputation.

The man laughed hehehehe: "Originally, I just wanted to catch someone on the list, and even the silver list could make do, but I didn't think about it, and I caught the seventh on the gold list, haha, the old man is so far-sighted!" ”

The so-called gold and silver lists naturally refer to the list of candidates' names recorded on two different colored cloths.

The people of Chang'an have infinite wisdom, and only when the list appeared, they immediately named the two lists.

The gold list is expensive, and the silver list is secondary.

The man then instructed the family: "Hurry up, or if the princes react in a while, we won't be able to leave!" ”

Who doesn't know that now the entire Chang'an Marquis and nobles are sharpening their knives?

For the nobles and the powerful, if their sons and nephews can't pass the examination, it's simple, just find someone who is admitted to the examination as a son-in-law, anyway, who doesn't have ten or eight daughters?

For a time, under more than a dozen exposed cloths in Chang'an City, all kinds of chickens and dogs jumped, and the landlords and heroes who were hiding in the crowd with people and horses waiting for the high school entrance examination to appear immediately arrested one when they found one, and even some greedy people caught four or five in one go home...... Anyway, there are many daughters, so it's nothing more than a dowry...... (To be continued......)

PS: Well, it's only 1700+ now, and it's hard to break 2000 today~ But thank you all for ~~~~~~ more ~~~~~~~~ today